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Does UN Peacekeeping work? Here’s what the data says

Shawdesh Desk: Failures on the part of UN Peacekeeping missions have been highly publicised and well documented – and rightly so. But if you look at the overall picture and

CPJ condemns ‘harsh’ Jimmy Lai jail sentence in Hong Kong fraud case

Shawdesh Desk: In response to news reports that a Hong Kong court on Saturday (Dec 10) sentenced Jimmy Lai, founder of the Next Digital media company and the pro-democracy newspaper

Ukraine: Missile strikes threaten millions facing cold and hungry winter

Shawdesh Desk: A UN Spokesperson has said that another wave of missile strikes in Ukraine has further damaged the country’s energy system, leaving millions of people without electricity and water

Al Jazeera submits slain journalist’s case to ICC

Shawdesh desk: TV network Al Jazeera on Tuesday submitted the case of its slain journalist Shireen Abu Akleh to the International Criminal Court, saying she was killed by Israeli forces.

Iranian authorities decide to review mandatory headscarf law

Shawdesh desk: Iran said Saturday it was reviewing a decades-old law that requires women to cover their heads, as it struggles to quell more than two months of protests linked

Russia rejects oil price cap agreed by EU, G7

Shawdesh Desk: KYIV, Ukraine, Dec 3: Russia on Saturday rejected a $60 price cap on its oil agreed by the EU, G7 and Australia, which Ukraine said would contribute to

110,000 children, adolescents died from AIDS-related causes in 2021, says UNICEF

Shawdesh desk: Around 110,000 children and adolescents (0-19 years) died from AIDs-related causes during 2021, according to the latest UNICEF global snapshot on children and HIV and AIDS. Meanwhile, another

All regions experienced water extremes in 2021: UN

Shawdesh desk: All regions of the world saw water extremes last year — both floods and droughts — and billions of people had insufficient freshwater, the United Nations said on